Premier League: Fulham overcomes Brighton & Hove Albion 2-1

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LONDON. Fulham prevailed over Brighton & Hove Albion to win 2-1.

LONDON. Fulham bested Brighton & Hove Albion to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the second half.​ It was Fulham to strike first with a goal of A. Mitrovic at the 48′. Then L. Dunk scored again for Fulham in the 55′ minute with an own goal. Eventually, A. Mac Allister reduced the distance for Brighton & Hove Albion with a penalty. However, that was it, and the result remained 2-1.​ Brighton & Hove Albion lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (60%).

The match was played at the Craven Cottage stadium in London on Tuesday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. The referee was Thomas Bramall who had the assistance of Constantine Hatzidakis and Daniel Robathan. The 4th official was Stuart Attwell. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant around 19.3 degrees Celsius or 66.76 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 66%.​

Match Statistics

Brighton & Hove Albion was in firm control of the ball 60% while Fulham was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Brighton & Hove Albion was more aggressive with 55 dangerous attacks and 7 shots of which 3 were on target. Notwithstanding, Fulham managed to find the solution to win this match.​

Fulham shot 9 times, 3 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, Brighton & Hove Albion shot 7 times, 3 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Fulham received 2 yellow cards (A. Robinson and H. Reed). On the opposite side, Brighton & Hove Albion received 1 yellow card (P. Estupinan).

After playing this match, Fulham has 5 points to occupy the 11th place in the standings. while Brighton & Hove Albion stays with 10 points (4th).

Match Events

  • 48'
    48'

    A. Mitrovic

    N. Kebano

  • 55'
    55'

    L. Dunk (OG)

  • 55'
    55'

    P. Estupinan

  • 58'
    58'

    Pervis Estupiñán (Penalty confirmed)

  • 60'
    60'

    A. Mac Allister (Penalty)

  • 64'
    64'

    K. Mitoma

    P. Estupinan

  • 63'
    63'

    Danny Welbeck 

    Enock Mwepu

  • 64'
    64'

    Tariq Lamptey

    Joël Veltman

  • 68'
    68'

    Antonee Robinson

  • 78'
    78'

    Tom Cairney

    Andreas Pereira

  • 79'
    79'

    Deniz Undav

    Moisés Caicedo

  • 83'
    83'

    Harrison Reed

  • 90'
    90'

    Nathaniel Chalobah

    Harrison Reed

Next match

In the upcoming Premier League match, Fulham will play away against Tottenham Hotspur on the 3rd of September with a 16-4 head to head in favor of Tottenham Hotspur (7 draws).

Brighton & Hove Albion will host Leicester City on the 4th of September with a 10-4 head to head record in favor of Leicester City (5 draws).

Fulham: Formation and Lineups

Fulham started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Marco Alexandre Saraiva da Silva chose to play with the following team: Bernd Leno (7.0), Kenny Tete (7.5), Tosin Adarabioyo (6.6), Tim Ream (7.2), Antonee Robinson (7.5), Harrison Reed (6.1), João Palhinha (7.1), Bobby Reid (5.8), Andreas Pereira (7.4), Neeskens Kebano (6.5) and Aleksandar Mitrović (7.8).

Substitutes

Fulham made 2 changes: Andreas Pereira for T. Cairney (78′) and H. Reed for N. Chalobah (90′).

Top player: Aleksandar Mitrović

Probably the most impressive player in Fulham was Aleksandar Mitrović.

His rating is (7.8) with 1 goal, 19 passes (57% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 16 duels out of 29.

Brighton & Hove Albion: Formation and Lineups

Brighton & Hove Albion started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

On the other side, Graham Potter played with: Robert Sánchez (6.3), Joël Veltman (6.3), Lewis Dunk (6.3), Adam Webster (6.8), Solly March (6.1), Moisés Caicedo (6.6), Enock Mwepu (6.4), Alexis Mac Allister (7.7), Pervis Estupiñán (7.1), Pascal Groß (7.1) and Leandro Trossard (6.8).

Substitutes

Brighton & Hove Albion made 4 changes: E. Mwepu for D. Welbeck (64′), P. Estupinan for K. Mitoma (64′), J. Veltman for T. Lamptey (64′) and M. Caicedo for D. Undav (80′).

Top player: Alexis Mac Allister

The player who no doubt impressed Brighton & Hove Albion the most was Alexis Mac Allister.

His rating is (7.7) with 1 goal, 40 passes (85% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 14. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Premier League

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